Bills announcer John Murphy suffers stroke as Damar Hamlin recovers from freak accident on field

Bills announcer John Murphy suffers stroke as Damar Hamlin recovers from freak accident on field

The Bills can’t seem to catch a break as it was recently announced that announcer John Murphy suffered a stroke last week. This comes as news of Damar Hamlin’s recovery progresses.

Buffalo is in a weird place right now as a football team. In a massive game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a strong hit to the chest knocked safety, Damar Hamlin, out of the game.

On initial glance, it didn’t seem like Hamlin had suffered a massive hit, but as he got up, Hamlin collapsed immediately. It was a scary sight and first responders rushed to take care of Hamlin.

They administered CPR for several minutes as players and fans stood horrified at the sight. Harman was taken to a hospital quickly as the NFL promptly made the decision to postpone, and eventually cancel the game.

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Bills announcer John Murphy had suffered stroke prior to Damar Hamlin incident

While Hamlin is now in recovery and has been able to FaceTime his teammates and breathe with less support, it was also revealed that Bills announcer John Murphy had suffered a stroke before the Bills Bengals game.

Before the game, it was reported that Murphy was “under the weather” and would not be able to commentate the game.

“John Murphy suffered a stroke last weekend,” his family said in a statement. “He is recovering at home with his family and making progress every day.

“John and the Murphy family are grateful for the excellent care by the staff and doctors at Buffalo General Medical Center. We appreciate everyone’s support.”

It’s a great thing to hear, especially after Hamlin’s news. The role of the medical staff in the NFL is ever so valuable, and it’s showing more and more every day.

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Post Edited By: Ashish Priyadarshi
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Ashish Priyadarshi is The SportsRush's content manager and editor. Ashish freelanced for 1 year in the NFL division before taking on an editorial role in the company. He then tacked on managing content while adding on a writing role in the NBA division. Ashish has been closely following the NFL and NBA since the 2012 season when the Patriots lost the Super Bowl and Derrick Rose was at the height of his powers. Since then, Ashish has focused on honing his knowledge for both leagues in, even writing crossover pieces. In his free time, Ashish is an avid basketball player, he loves to watch movies and TV shows, immersing himself in the cinematic world. Ashish studies computer science and data science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and would love to mesh his love for sports with his technical skills.

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